I share easy seafood recipes and simple dinners you can make at home. You'll find quick shrimp meals, pan-fried fish, and steak with easy sides, plus a few Florida Keys favorites like stone crab claws and lobster.
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A collection of easy recipes inspired by home cooking in Key West.
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Sweet, succulent Florida stone crab claws served with a creamy, tangy mustard sauce. A classic Keys favorite that's simple, fresh, and perfect for entertaining.
Learn how to cook fresh mahi mahi that's tender, flaky, and flavorful using the grill, oven, or stovetop.
This classic Key lime pie is sweet and tangy with a simple graham cracker crust. This is a real Key lime pie recipe from the Keys.
Fresh Fish Recipes
Fresh fish is central to Florida Keys cooking. These are straightforward recipes built around fresh seafood.
Felice Kaufman
I'm Felice, a chef and food blogger in Key Largo, Florida. Cooking in The Keys focuses on simple steak and seafood recipes, along with fruits and vegetables from South Florida. My goal is to make cooking easy with recipes anyone can follow.
Want to know how I ended up cooking in the Keys? Find out more here
Tropical Appetizer Recipes
A collection of easy appetizer recipes inspired by Florida Keys cooking.
Shrimp Recipes
Sweet and snappy Key West Pink Shrimp are perfect for quick, flavorful meals, whether grilled, sautéed, or chilled for shrimp cocktail.
New Recipes
Here are the most recent recipes from Cooking in The Keys, featuring simple meals made with fresh seafood, meat, and vegetables.
